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#1 of 40 2006 caravan with poor economy by jay81 Apr 16, 2007 (8:26 pm)
I bought a 2006 Grand Caravan and have had poor mileage on two tanks now. I got 14.6mpg on the first tank and 17.8 on the second. The 17.8 was almost all freeway. My F-150 gets better mileage under the same use as this minivan. I have 21,000 on it and am ready to sell it. I took it in and Dodge says it is running as designed. I guess I know why friends told me to buy Toyota or Honda. My wife drove my F-150 in the same fashion she drives this and got better mileage. I have the 3.3l engine. My wife loves the look and the ride although a bit soft it is decent. We don't want to sell it, but at 14.6 I think a Sequoia could be a better economy vehicle. Has anyone else had this kind of mileage? Replies to this message: sfitz3 (Apr 26, 2007 5:04 pm) jpf (Apr 29, 2007 12:11 pm) aaron_t (May 01, 2007 8:48 am) jay81 (May 10, 2007 11:04 am) marine2 (May 18, 2007 11:26 am) shipo (May 18, 2007 11:58 am)
#2 of 40 Re: 2006 caravan with poor economy [jay81] by sfitz3 Apr 26, 2007 (5:04 pm)
Replying to: jay81 (Apr 16, 2007 8:26 pm) I have an 05 Grand Caravan SXT with the 3.8 and get about 18 average. I think the best I've done on a tank was around 21 being mostly highway miles at that point. Its got about 26k miles on it right now.
#3 of 40 Re: 2006 caravan with poor economy by nvdfw Apr 29, 2007 (6:20 am)
We do around ~18-19 in the city (driving kids to school, sports, groceries) and around ~22 when traveling.   I found my wife does better MPG than I do   We already have 45K miles in 30 months. Really pleased
#4 of 40 Re: 2006 caravan with poor economy [jay81] by jpf Apr 29, 2007 (12:11 pm)
Replying to: jay81 (Apr 16, 2007 8:26 pm) We have a 4 cylinder 2006 Caravan. On the highway, we get between 25 and 30 MPG. Driving at a constant 60 MPH on flat roads gets us the 30 MPG. In the city, the mileage drops down to about 22 MPG. Overall, we're quite happy with the van.
#5 of 40 Re: 2006 caravan with poor economy [jay81] by aaron_t May 01, 2007 (8:48 am)
Replying to: jay81 (Apr 16, 2007 8:26 pm) 34k miles on a 2005 T&C Touring w/ 3.8L. About 20mpg overall. Sometimes down to 17-18 on cold city cycles and crappy fuel and up to 25mpg at 70mph highway. Suburban trips/commuting yields 20-21 mpg for most tanks.   1500 miles on a 2007 same drivetrain yields the same.   21k miles, I'd change the fuel & air filters if never done before. Replies to this message: jay81 (May 10, 2007 11:04 am)
#6 of 40 Re: 2006 caravan with poor economy [aaron_t] by jay81 May 10, 2007 (11:04 am)
Replying to: aaron_t (May 01, 2007 8:48 am) Thanks for the reply. Only problem about changing the fuel filter is it does not have one. It is now in the tank. I still continue to get bad mileage. I am going to clean the injectors. I also am a mechanic. I don't have a check engine light and no driveability symptoms. I just want to know if there is a 3.3l getting bad mileage or did I get a limited edition gas guzzler? I can't fix what is not broken. Chrysler e-mailed me after I initiated contact and gave the generic hope it all works out for you speech. I think maybe I should have bought a Sienna.
#7 of 40 Re: 2006 caravan with poor economy [jay81] by marine2 May 18, 2007 (11:26 am)
Replying to: jay81 (Apr 16, 2007 8:26 pm) I have a 2005 Dodge GC with a 3.8 and I get right around 16-17 city. I get around 22 highway. The best I got highway was 23.8 mpg. This van also uses 5W20 oil, which is suppose to get better mileage. Replies to this message: shipo (May 18, 2007 11:58 am)
#8 of 40 Re: 2006 caravan with poor economy [marine2] by shipo May 18, 2007 (11:58 am)
Replying to: marine2 (May 18, 2007 11:26 am) Your mileage is actually slightly lower than our two 3.8 DGCs running on 0W-40. That said, ours are well broken in (read over 230,000 combined miles), and both of them continued to improve their mileage for at least the first 50,000 miles.   According to my log of such things, the first trip we took in the 1998 started with fewer than 100 miles on the clock. That trip took us from Bergen County New Jersey up to Camden, Maine, and racked up nearly 1,000 miles. Total mpg for the trip was just over 19, and the single best tank was 19.7 (on non-ethnol gasoline no less). That van now has 141,000 on the clock and gets about 23 mpg on E10 over the same route.   Best Regards, Shipo
#9 of 40 95 Plymouth Voyager by 95voyagerse Jun 29, 2007 (9:49 pm)
This probably doesn't help with the intial problem by jay81. But heres a story. I own a 1995 Plymouth Voyager SE with a 3.3 Liter V6 and overdrive trans. A few years back I had a 70mile each way to and from work, I was consistantly getting 25 mpg. All the sudden one day I get a check engine light. Code reveals it is an Oxygen Sensor ($70.00) for about 2 months I drove with that light on and my gas mileage dropped instantly to 5-7 mpg. I changed it and got my 25 mpg back. I would suggest having that sensor checked, Might be faulty and just not bad enough to kick the light on.
#10 of 40 poor mileage issues by shagya Jul 08, 2007 (8:13 pm)
This might be helpful to some. I have a 1992 Caravan with the 3.3 litre, four speed automatic, 300,000 kilometres on the clock. Before I had the (single) oxygen sensor changed I was getting about 14 mpg [in American gallons but I live in Canada]. After changing the O2 sensor this almost doubled. The fuel economy readout on the trip computer is calibrated in American gallons or SI units but NOT imperial. Now it is about 11.5 - 12.0 litres/100 km or around 20 mpg American or 24 imperial. At moderate highway speeds I easily get between 9-10 litres/100 km.

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